# 陰

| 陰 | U+9670, &#38512; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9670 |
| ← 陯 [U+966F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 陱 → [U+9671] |

## Translingual
### Han character

陰 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓中人戈戈 (NLOII), four-corner 7823$_1$, composition ⿰阝侌)

#### Derived characters

* 𠽛, 𣼩, 廕(𫷮), 癊, 蔭(荫)

#### Related characters

* 阴 (Simplified form of 陰)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1353, character 6
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41691
* Dae Jaweon: page 1855, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4138, character 5
* Unihan data for U+9670

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 陰
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 貪 | *kʰl'uːm |
| 嗿 | *l̥ʰuːmʔ |
| 僋 | *l̥ʰuːms, *luːms |
| 酓 | *qʰɯːm, *qlamʔ, *qlɯːms |
| 馠 | *qʰɯːm |
| 谽 | *qʰɯːm |
| 唅 | *qʰɯːm, *ɡɯːms |
| 含 | *ɡɯːm |
| 肣 | *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 頷 | *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 筨 | *ɡɯːm |
| 梒 | *ɡɯːm |
| 鋡 | *ɡɯːm |
| 莟 | *ɡɯːmʔ, *ɡɯːms |
| 琀 | *ɡɯːms |
| 浛 | *ɡɯːms |
| 盦 | *qɯːm, *qaːb |
| 韽 | *qɯːm, *qrɯːms |
| 玪 | *krɯːm |
| 妗 | *qʰrɯːm, *kʰjam, *qʰlɯːm, *ɡrɯms |
| 欦 | *qʰrɯːmʔ, *qʰram, *kʰlam, *kʰlamʔ, *qʰlɯːm |
| 黔 | *ɡram, *ɡrɯm |
| 鈐 | *ɡram |
| 鳹 | *ɡram |
| 雂 | *ɡram, *ɡrɯm |
| 念 | *nɯːms |
| 梣 | *sɡɯm, *sɡrɯm |
| 枔 | *sɢrɯm |
| 岑 | *sɡrɯm |
| 笒 | *sɡrɯm, *ɡrɯms |
| 涔 | *sɡrɯm |
| 侺 | *ɡjɯms |
| 今 | *krɯm |
| 黅 | *krɯm |
| 衿 | *krɯm |
| 衾 | *kʰrɯm |
| 坅 | *kʰrɯmʔ |
| 搇 | *kʰrɯms |
| 琴 | *ɡrɯm |
| 禽 | *ɡrɯm |
| 芩 | *ɡrɯm |
| 庈 | *ɡrɯm |
| 耹 | *ɡrɯm |
| 靲 | *ɡrɯm |
| 擒 | *ɡrɯm |
| 檎 | *ɡrɯm |
| 紟 | *ɡrɯms |
| 吟 | *ŋɡrɯm, *ŋɡrɯms |
| 訡 | *ŋɡrɯm |
| 廞 | *qʰrɯm, *qʰrɯmʔ |
| 陰 | *qrɯm |
| 霠 |
| 飲 | *qrɯmʔ, *qrɯms |
| 蔭 | *qrɯms |
| 廕 | *qrɯms |
| 矜 | *ɡrɯn, *ɡɯn, *kɯŋ |
According to Shuowen, a phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qrɯm) : semantic 阜 + phonetic 侌.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r(u/i)m (“dark; shade; dusk; twilight”); compare Tibetan རུམ (rum, “darkness”), Jingpho rim (“to be dusk”) (Benedict, 1972; Bodman, 1980; STEDT).
Schuessler (2007) compares it instead to Burmese အုံ့ (um., “to become overcast”), Adi mugyum (“shade; shadow”), Lepcha ᰠᰨᰌᰤᰪᰮ (so-dyŭm, “shade”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yīn (yin$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yin$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йин (yin, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jam$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yim$^1$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): jam$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): in$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yîm
    (Hailu, HRS): rhim$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yim$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ing$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): éng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ing$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): im / iam
    (Teochew, Peng'im): im$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): im$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$in
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): in$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīn
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yin
*** Wade–Giles: yin$^1$
*** Yale: yīn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: in
*** Palladius: инь (inʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yin$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: in
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йин (yin, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jam$^1$
*** Yale: yām
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yem$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐm⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jim³³/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: jam$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐm³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: in$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: im$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /im²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)im$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)im²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhim$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒim⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /im⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: éng
*** Sinological IPA : /eiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im / iam
*** Tâi-lô: im / iam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ym, iafm
*** IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴/, /iam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³/, /iam³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴/, /iam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /im⁴⁴/, /iam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴/, /iam⁴⁴/
* im - literary;
* iam - vernacular (limited, e.g. 半陰陽).
* Middle Chinese: 'im
Rime :
| Character | 陰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 侵 (140) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 於金切 |
| Baxter | 'im |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔˠiɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔᵚim/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔjim/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔjəm/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭĕm/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔi̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jam$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*q(r)um/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qrɯm/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 陰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yīn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔim › |
| Old Chinese | /*q(r)um/ |
| English | dark |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 陰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 6623 |
| Phonetic component | 今 |
| Rime group | 侵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 音 |
| Old Chinese | /*qrɯm/ |

### Definitions

陰
* cloudy; overcast; gloomy
    陰暗／阴暗 ― yīn'àn ― dark; gloomy
    天陰了。／天阴了。 ― Tiān yīn le. ― The sky is overcast.
    陰轉晴／阴转晴 ― yīn zhuǎn qíng ― cloudy to fine
* hidden; secret
    陽奉陰違／阳奉阴违 ― yángfèngyīnwéi ― to overtly agree but covertly oppose; to comply in public but oppose in private
* negative
    陰極／阴极 ― yīnjí ― cathode
    陰離子／阴离子 ― yīnlízǐ ― anion; negative ion
* the Moon
    太陰／太阴 ― tàiyīn ― moon
    陰曆／阴历 ― yīnlì ― lunar calendar
* shade; shadow
    樹陰／树阴 ― shùyīn ― shade of a tree
    背陰／背阴 ― bèiyīn ― to be in the shade
* north of a mountain or south of a river
    山陰／山阴 ― shānyīn ― northern side of a mountain
    江陰／江阴 ― Jiāngyīn ― Jiangyin (a county situated on the south side of the Yangtze River)
* back side
    碑陰／碑阴 ― bēiyīn ― posterior of a stele
* of the nether world; of ghosts
    陰間／阴间 ― yīnjiān ― afterworld; netherworld
    陰陽相隔／阴阳相隔 ― yīnyáng xiànggé ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (philosophy) "female" principle; yin in yin-yang
* in intaglio
    陰文／阴文 ― yīnwén ― intagliated characters or designs
* treacherous; deceitful; cheating
    陰險／阴险 ― yīnxiǎn ― treacherous
       Hǎo wa, nǐ gǎn gēn wǒ wánr yīn de! [Pinyin]
       Fine, you dare play dirty with me!
* (dialectal) to deceive; to trick; to trap
       Wǒ jīnrge ràng rén gěi yīn le. [Pinyin]
       Today I have been tricked by someone.
* (Chinese phonetics, of a syllable) open; not having a consonant coda
* (Cantonese) bangs; fringe
    alt. forms: 𩬎
* genitalia (of humans)
    陰道／阴道 ― yīndào ― vagina
    外陰／外阴 ― wàiyīn ― vulva
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    dàyīnrén Lào'Ǎi [Pinyin]
    Lao Ai of the large penis
* a surname

#### Antonyms

* 陽／阳 (yáng, “yang”)

#### See also

The tones (of Chinese) in Mandarin · 聲調 / 声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text) :
| | 平仄 (píngzè) | 平仄 (píngzè) | 平 (píng) 平聲 / 平声 (píngshēng) | 平 (píng) 平聲 / 平声 (píngshēng) | 仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng) | 仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng) | 仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng) | 仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng) | 仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng) | 仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng) |
| | 平上去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng) | 平上去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng) | 平 (píng) 平聲 / 平声 (píngshēng) | 平 (píng) 平聲 / 平声 (píngshēng) | 上 (shǎng) 上聲 / 上声 (shǎngshēng) | 上 (shǎng) 上聲 / 上声 (shǎngshēng) | 去 (qù) 去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng) | 去 (qù) 去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng) | 入 (rù) 入聲 / 入声 (rùshēng) | 入 (rù) 入聲 / 入声 (rùshēng) |
| 標調方法 / 标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法 / 标调法 | 四角標調法 / 四角标调法 | 四角標調法 / 四角标调法 | ꜀◌ | ꜀◌ | ꜂◌ | ꜂◌ | ◌꜄ | ◌꜄ | ◌꜆ | ◌꜆ |
| 標調方法 / 标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法 / 标调法 | [Term?] | [Term?] | ◌〪 | ◌〪 | ◌〫 | ◌〫 | ◌〬 | ◌〬 | ◌〭 | ◌〭 |
| 標調方法 / 标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法 / 标调法 | 傍點 / 傍点 | 傍點 / 傍点 | ∅ | ∅ | ◌〮 | ◌〮 | ◌〯 | ◌〯 | ∅ | ∅ |
| | 四聲八調 / 四声八调 | 四聲八調 / 四声八调 | 陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng) | 陽平 / 阳平 (yángpíng) | 陰上 / 阴上 (yīnshǎng) | 陽上 / 阳上 (yángshǎng) | 陰去 / 阴去 (yīnqù) | 陽去 / 阳去 (yángqù) | 陰入 / 阴入 (yīnrù) | 陽入 / 阳入 (yángrù) |
| | 陰 / 阴 (yīn) | 陽 / 阳 (yáng) | 陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng) | 陽平 / 阳平 (yángpíng) | 陰上 / 阴上 (yīnshǎng) | 陽上 / 阳上 (yángshǎng) | 陰去 / 阴去 (yīnqù) | 陽去 / 阳去 (yángqù) | 陰入 / 阴入 (yīnrù) | 陽入 / 阳入 (yángrù) |
| 標調方法 / 标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法 / 标调法 | 四角標調法 / 四角标调法 | 四角標調法 / 四角标调法 | ꜀◌ | ꜁◌ | ꜂◌ | ꜃◌ | ◌꜄ | ◌꜅ | ◌꜆ | ◌꜇ |
The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Mandarin · 聲調 / 声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text) :
| 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng) | 陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng) 一聲 / 一声 | 陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng) 一聲 / 一声 | 陽平 / 阳平 (yángpíng) 二聲 / 二声 (èrshēng) | 陽平 / 阳平 (yángpíng) 二聲 / 二声 (èrshēng) | 上聲 / 上声 (shǎngshēng) 三聲 / 三声 (sānshēng) | 上聲 / 上声 (shǎngshēng) 三聲 / 三声 (sānshēng) | 去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng) 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng) | 去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng) 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng) | 輕聲 / 轻声 (qīngshēng) | 輕聲 / 轻声 (qīngshēng) |

### Compounds

* 三陰 / 三阴
* 不陰不陽 / 不阴不阳
* 中陰身 / 中阴身
* 五陰 / 五阴 (wǔ yīn)
* 五陰世間 / 五阴世间
* 亮陰 / 亮阴
* 光陰 / 光阴 (guāngyīn)
* 光陰似水 / 光阴似水
* 光陰似箭 / 光阴似箭 (guāngyīn sì jiàn)
* 光陰如電 / 光阴如电
* 光陰彈指 / 光阴弹指
* 光陰虛度 / 光阴虚度
* 六月連陰 / 六月连阴
* 凌陰
* 分陰 / 分阴
* 割陰 / 割阴
* 反陰復陰 / 反阴复阴
* 吉田松陰 / 吉田松阴
* 告陰狀 / 告阴状
* 垂陰 / 垂阴
* 大陰脣 / 大阴唇 (dàyīnchún)
* 太陰 / 太阴 (tàiyīn)
* 太陰之象 / 太阴之象
* 太陰星 / 太阴星
* 太陰曆 / 太阴历
* 太陰月 / 太阴月 (tàiyīnyuè)
* 太陰潮 / 太阴潮
* 太陰病 / 太阴病
* 女陰 / 女阴 (nǚyīn)
* 寸陰 / 寸阴
* 寸陰尺璧 / 寸阴尺璧
* 寸陰若歲 / 寸阴若岁
* 山陰縣 / 山阴县
* 山陰道上 / 山阴道上
* 庇陰 / 庇阴
* 息陰 / 息阴
* 惜分陰 / 惜分阴
* 惜陰 / 惜阴 (xīyīn)
* 探陰山 / 探阴山
* 損陰壞德 / 损阴坏德
* 損陰騭 / 损阴骘
* 會陰 / 会阴 (huìyīn)
* 月陰 / 月阴
* 柳影花陰 / 柳影花阴
* 棠陰 / 棠阴
* 樹陰 / 树阴 (shùyīn)
* 歲陰 / 岁阴
* 歸陰 / 归阴
* 江陰縣 / 江阴县
* 沉陰 / 沉阴
* 涸陰 / 涸阴
* 淮陰侯 / 淮阴侯
* 淮陰縣 / 淮阴县
* 漢陰抱甕 / 汉阴抱瓮
* 潛移陰奪 / 潜移阴夺
* 燮理陰陽 / 燮理阴阳
* 玄陰 / 玄阴
* 玩陰的 / 玩阴的 (wán yīnde)
* 發天陰 / 发天阴
* 發陰天 / 发阴天
* 眠琴綠陰 / 眠琴绿阴
* 碑陰 / 碑阴 (bēiyīn)
* 純陰 / 纯阴
* 綠葉成陰 / 绿叶成阴
* 背陰 / 背阴 (bèiyīn)
* 脫陰 / 脱阴
* 花陰 / 花阴 (huāyīn)
* 華陰 / 华阴 (Huàyīn, “Huayin”)
* 華陰縣 / 华阴县
* 補陰 / 补阴
* 詭計陰謀 / 诡计阴谋
* 諒陰 / 谅阴
* 變陰 / 变阴
* 連陰 / 连阴
* 連陰天 / 连阴天 (liányīntiān)
* 過陰 / 过阴
* 重陰 / 重阴
* 陰世 / 阴世
* 陰丹士林 / 阴丹士林 (yīndānshìlín)
* 陰丹布 / 阴丹布
* 陰乾 / 阴干 (yīngān)
* 陰事 / 阴事
* 陰人 / 阴人 (yīnrén)
* 陰令 / 阴令
* 陰伏 / 阴伏
* 陰兵 / 阴兵 (yīnbīng)
* 陰冷 / 阴冷 (yīnlěng)
* 陰功 / 阴功 (yīngōng)
* 陰勝則寒 / 阴胜则寒
* 陰占
* 陰卵 / 阴卵 (yīnluǎn)
* 陰司 / 阴司 (yīnsī)
* 陰哂 / 阴哂
* 陰囊 / 阴囊 (yīnnáng)
* 陰地 / 阴地
* 陰地植物 / 阴地植物
* 陰壽 / 阴寿 (yīnshòu)
* 陰天 / 阴天 (yīntiān)
* 陰子 / 阴子
* 陰宅 / 阴宅 (yīnzhái)
* 陰官 / 阴官
* 陰室 / 阴室
* 陰害 / 阴害
* 陰寒 / 阴寒
* 陰山 / 阴山 (Yīnshān)
* 陰山背後 / 阴山背后
* 陰差陽錯 / 阴差阳错 (yīnchāyángcuò)
* 陰干
* 陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng)
* 陰廟 / 阴庙 (yīnmiào)
* 陰影 / 阴影 (yīnyǐng)
* 陰影法 / 阴影法
* 陰德 / 阴德 (yīndé)
* 陰性 / 阴性 (yīnxìng)
* 陰性植物 / 阴性植物
* 陰惡 / 阴恶
* 陰戶 / 阴户 (yīnhù)
* 陰捕 / 阴捕
* 陰挺 / 阴挺
* 陰教 / 阴教
* 陰文 / 阴文 (yīnwén)
* 陰時夫 / 阴时夫
* 陰晦 / 阴晦 (yīnhuì)
* 陰晴不定 / 阴晴不定
* 陰暗 / 阴暗 (yīn'àn)
* 陰曆 / 阴历 (yīnlì)
* 陰曹 / 阴曹
* 陰曹地府 / 阴曹地府
* 陰柔害物 / 阴柔害物
* 陰核 / 阴核 (yīnhé)
* 陰森 / 阴森 (yīnsēn)
* 陰森森 / 阴森森
* 陰極 / 阴极 (yīnjí)
* 陰極射線 / 阴极射线 (yīnjí shèxiàn)
* 陰毒 / 阴毒 (yīndú)
* 陰毛 / 阴毛 (yīnmáo)
* 陰氣 / 阴气 (yīnqì)
* 陰沉 / 阴沉 (yīnchén)
* 陰沉木 / 阴沉木
* 陰沉沉 / 阴沉沉
* 陰河 / 阴河 (yīnhé)
* 陰消 / 阴消
* 陰涼 / 阴凉 (yīnliáng)
* 陰溼 / 阴湿 (yīnshī)
* 陰溝 / 阴沟 (yīngōu)
* 陰火 / 阴火
* 陰燧 / 阴燧
* 陰狀 / 阴状
* 陰狠 / 阴狠
* 陰珓 / 阴珓 (yīnjiào)
* 陰生 / 阴生
* 陰盛陽衰 / 阴盛阳衰 (yīnshèngyángshuāi)
* 陰禮 / 阴礼
* 陰私 / 阴私 (yīnsī)
* 陰空 / 阴空
* 陰符經 / 阴符经
* 陰精 / 阴精
* 陰紋 / 阴纹
* 陰絡 / 阴络
* 陰緩 / 阴缓
* 陰翳 / 阴翳
* 陰聲 / 阴声
* 陰聲韻 / 阴声韵
* 陰脣 / 阴唇 (yīnchún)
* 陰臣 / 阴臣
* 陰莖 / 阴茎
* 陰著兒 / 阴著儿
* 陰蒂 / 阴蒂 (yīndì)
* 陰虛火旺 / 阴虚火旺
* 陰虛發熱 / 阴虚发热
* 陰虛陽浮 / 阴虚阳浮
* 陰蝨 / 阴虱 (yīnshī)
* 陰裂 / 阴裂 (yīnliè)
* 陰調 / 阴调
* 陰謀 / 阴谋 (yīnmóu)
* 陰謀不軌 / 阴谋不轨
* 陰謀詭計 / 阴谋诡计
* 陰識 / 阴识
* 陰譴 / 阴谴
* 陰賊 / 阴贼 (yīnzé)
* 陰躁 / 阴躁
* 陰辰 / 阴辰
* 陰道 / 阴道 (yīndào)
* 陰部 / 阴部 (yīnbù)
* 陰重 / 阴重
* 陰錯陽差 / 阴错阳差
* 陰鏗 / 阴铿
* 陰門 / 阴门 (yīnmén)
* 陰間 / 阴间 (yīnjiān)
* 陰阜 / 阴阜 (yīnfù)
* 陰陰 / 阴阴
* 陰陵失道 / 阴陵失道
* 陰陰沉沉 / 阴阴沉沉
* 陰陽 / 阴阳 (yīnyáng)
* 陰陽不將 / 阴阳不将
* 陰陽五行 / 阴阳五行
* 陰陽交錯 / 阴阳交错
* 陰陽人 / 阴阳人 (yīnyángrén)
* 陰陽兩隔 / 阴阳两隔
* 陰陽合曆 / 阴阳合历
* 陰陽和 / 阴阳和
* 陰陽學 / 阴阳学
* 陰陽家 / 阴阳家 (yīnyángjiā)
* 陰陽對轉 / 阴阳对转
* 陰陽怪氣 / 阴阳怪气 (yīnyángguàiqì)
* 陰陽易位 / 阴阳易位
* 陰陽曆 / 阴阳历 (yīnyánglì)
* 陰陽水 / 阴阳水
* 陰陽海 / 阴阳海
* 陰陽生 / 阴阳生
* 陰陽祕書 / 阴阳秘书
* 陰陽移 / 阴阳移
* 陰陽臉 / 阴阳脸
* 陰陽間隔 / 阴阳间隔
* 陰險 / 阴险 (yīnxiǎn)
* 陰雕 / 阴雕
* 陰離子 / 阴离子 (yīnlízǐ)
* 陰雨 / 阴雨 (yīnyǔ)
* 陰雲 / 阴云 (yīnyún)
* 陰電 / 阴电 (yīndiàn)
* 陰霾 / 阴霾 (yīnmái)
* 陰靈兒 / 阴灵儿
* 陰韻 / 阴韵
* 陰風 / 阴风 (yīnfēng)
* 陰饅 / 阴馒
* 陰騭 / 阴骘 (yīnzhì)
* 陰騭文 / 阴骘文
* 陰騭紋 / 阴骘纹
* 陰鬱 / 阴郁 (yīnyù)
* 陰鬼 / 阴鬼
* 陰魂 / 阴魂 (yīnhún)
* 陰魂不散 / 阴魂不散
* 陰魄 / 阴魄
* 陰鷙 / 阴鸷 (yīnzhì)
* 陰麗華 / 阴丽华
* 陽儒陰釋 / 阳儒阴释
* 陽奉陰違 / 阳奉阴违 (yángfèngyīnwéi)
* 陽順陰違 / 阳顺阴违
* 顛倒陰陽 / 颠倒阴阳

### Descendants

* → Proto-Tai: *rɤmᴮ (“shade”)
** Thai: ร่ม (rôm, “shade, umbrella, parachute”)

### References

* “陰”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04425

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* shade
* dark, gloomy
* hidden, invisible
* negative, yin (in contrast to yang)

#### Readings

* Go-on: おん (on)
* Kan-on: いん (in, Jōyō)
* Kun: かげ (kage, 陰, Jōyō)、かげる (kageru, 陰る, Jōyō)、くらい (kurai, 陰い)、ほと (hoto, 陰)

#### Compounds

* 陰(いん)鬱(うつ) (in'utsu)
* 陰(いん)影(えい) (in'ei)
* 陰(いん)画(が) (inga, “negative photograph”)
* 陰(いん)核(かく) (inkaku, “clitoris”)
* 陰(いん)茎(けい) (inkei, “penis”)
* 陰(いん)唇(しん) (inshin, “labia”)
* 陰(いん)梃(てい) (intei, “clitoris”)
* 陰(いん)嚢(のう) (innō, “scrotum”)
* 陰(いん)部(ぶ) (inbu, “genital area”)
* 陰(いん)裂(れつ) (inretsu, “pudendal cleft”)
* 陰(いん)気(き) (inki)
* 陰(いん)極(きょく) (inkyoku)
* 陰(いん)険(けん) (inken)
* 陰(いん)湿(しつ) (inshitsu)
* 陰(いん)性(せい) (insei)
* 陰(いん)電(でん)子(し) (indenshi)
* 陰(いん)徳(とく) (intoku)
* 陰(いん)謀(ぼう) (inbō)
* 会(え)陰(いん) (ein, “perineum”)
* 陰(いん)陽(よう) (in'yō)
* 陰(おん)陽(みょう)五(ご)行(ぎょう) (onmyō gogyō)
* 陰(おん)陽(みょう)師(じ) (onmyōji) a Yin-Yang Master
* 陰(おん)陽(みょう)道(どう) (onmyōdō) "The Way of Yin & Yang"
* 陰(かげ)口(ぐち) (kageguchi)
* 日(ひ)陰(かげ) (hikage)

#### Synonyms

* 阴

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 陰
* かげ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 翳

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かげ [káꜜgè] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ka̠ɡe̞]

#### Noun

陰(かげ) • (kage)
* shadow, shade
    木(き)の陰(かげ)
       ki no kage
       a shadow of a tree
* hidden side
    陰(かげ)で動(うご)き回(まわ)る
       kage de ugoki mawaru
       maneuver in a hidden side
    陰(かげ)の支(し)配(はい)者(しゃ)
       kage no shihaisha
       a hidden ruler

##### Antonyms

* 陽(ひなた) (hinata, “sunny place, visible side”)

##### See also

* 影(かげ) (kage)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 陰
* いん Grade: S
* kun'yomi
From Middle Chinese 陰 (ʔˠiɪm).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いん [íꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ĩɴ]

#### Affix

陰(いん) • (in)
* shade; shadow
* shadow of the sun; (figuratively) time
* hidden; invisible; secret
* genitalia
* negative; “female”; quiescent; minus
* (philosophy) yin
* north side of mountain; south side of water
* the moon

#### Noun

陰(いん) • (in)
* (philosophy) yin
* (literary) shady area; (陰に) in the shade; secretly; in private

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 陰
* ほと Grade: S
* kun'yomi
/hoto$_2$/: *[potə] → [ɸoto] → [hoto]. As indicated in the Wamyōshō citation, /to$_2$/ may be related to 処 (/to$_1$/, “place, location”), but the phonological difference can not be explained. Perhaps related to Korean 보지 (boji, “vagina”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ho̞to̞]

#### Noun

陰(ほと) • (hoto)
* female genitalia
** 712, Kojiki
    因生此子、美蕃登此三字以音。見灸而病臥在。(please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 712, Kojiki
    逆剥天斑馬剥而、所墮入時、天服織女見驚而、於梭衝陰上而死。訓陰上云富登。(please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (by extension) male genitalia
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:陰茎
** 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 2, pages 44-45:陰 釋名云、陰、今案玉茎玉門等通稱也 [...] 原書無其字按神代紀、「陰訓保止、保是含包之言、即所謂在陰翳之義、止、處也」 [...](please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Synonyms

* べべ (bebe)
* へへ (hehe)
* まんこ (manko)
* みと (mito)
* おまんこ (omanko)
* おめこ (omeko)
* おそそ (ososo)
* つび (tsubi)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
   * Kurano, Kenji with Yūkichi Takeda (712) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 1: Kojiki, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1958, →ISBN, page 224
   * Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.

## Korean
### Alternative forms

* 隂

### Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 陰 (MC 'im).
Recorded as Middle Korean 隂/ᅙᅳᆷ (Yale: qum) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 隂/음 (um) (Yale: um) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

#### Hanja

Wikisource 陰 (eumhun 그늘 음 (geuneul eum))
* hanja form of 음 (“dark; shady”)

##### Compounds

* {{ko-l|1=음각|2=陰刻}}
* {{ko-l|1=음경|2=陰莖|3=penis}}
* {{ko-l|1=음계|2=陰界}}
* {{ko-l|1=음극|2=陰極}}
* {{ko-l|1=음기|2=陰氣}}
* {{ko-l|1=음낭|2=陰囊}}
* {{ko-l|1=음덕|2=陰德}}
* {{ko-l|1=음력|2=陰曆}}
* {{ko-l|1=음렬|2=陰裂|3=pudendal cleft}}
* {{ko-l|1=음모|2=陰毛}}
* {{ko-l|1=음모|2=陰謀}}
* {{ko-l|1=음문|2=陰門}}
* {{ko-l|1=음밀|2=陰密}}
* {{ko-l|1=음복|2=陰伏}}
* {{ko-l|1=음부|2=陰部}}
* {{ko-l|1=음사|2=陰事}}
* {{ko-l|1=음사|2=陰私}}
* {{ko-l|1=음선|2=陰線}}
* {{ko-l|1=음성|2=陰性}}
* {{ko-l|1=음수|2=陰數}}
* {{ko-l|1=음순|2=陰脣|3=labia}}
* {{ko-l|1=음실|2=陰室}}
* {{ko-l|1=음암|2=陰暗}}
* {{ko-l|1=음애|2=陰崖}}
* {{ko-l|1=음양|2=陰陽}}
* {{ko-l|1=음영|2=陰影}}
* {{ko-l|1=음우|2=陰佑}}
* {{ko-l|1=음울|2=陰鬱}}
* {{ko-l|1=음전|2=陰電}}
* {{ko-l|1=음조|2=陰助}}
* {{ko-l|1=음지|2=陰地}}
* {{ko-l|1=음침|2=陰沈}}
* {{ko-l|1=음풍|2=陰風}}
* {{ko-l|1=음해|2=陰害}}
* {{ko-l|1=음핵|2=陰核}}
* {{ko-l|1=음허|2=陰虛}}
* {{ko-l|1=음험|2=陰險}}
* {{ko-l|1=음흉|2=陰凶}}
* {{ko-l|1=광음|2=光陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=녹음|2=綠陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=농음|2=濃陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=비음|2=碑陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=야음|2=夜陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=양음|2=涼陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=자음|2=滋陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=장음|2=廧陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=촌음|2=寸陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=춘음|2=春陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=태음|2=太陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=호음|2=沍陰}}
* {{ko-l|1=회음|2=會陰|3=perineum}}
* {{ko-l|1=음경골|2=陰莖骨}}
* {{ko-l|1=음양가|2=陰陽家}}
* {{ko-l|1=음전기|2=陰電氣}}
* {{ko-l|1=음전자|2=陰電子}}
* {{ko-l|1=대음순|2=大陰脣}}
* {{ko-l|1=소음순|2=小陰脣}}
* {{ko-l|1=태음력|2=太陰曆}}

### Etymology 2

Related to Middle Chinese 闇 (MC 'omH, “dark; gloomy”).

#### Hanja

陰 (eumhun 침묵할 암 (chimmukhal am))
* (archaic) hanja form of 암 (“to be silent”)

##### Synonyms

* 噤, 금 (geum)
* 喑, 음 (eum)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Compounds

* 陰(ほー)目(みー) (hōmī, “vagina”)

### Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 陰 (hoto).

### Noun

陰(ほー) (hō)
* female genitalia

### References

* Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

陰: Hán Nôm readings: âm, ơm
* chữ Hán form of âm (“yin”).

#### Compounds

* âm lịch (陰曆, “lunar calendar”)
* hội âm (會陰, “perineum”)